Authors David Bawden and Lyn Robinson guide students of information science, information and knowledge management, librarianship, archives and records management through each of the essential building blocks. Offering a concise introduction supplemented by expertly chosen further reading and resources, this book covers important topics such as:

Foundations of information science, including the information society, historical perspectives and concepts;

Bawden is professor of information science at City University London, editor of Journal of Documentation, a council member of Aslib and has published extensively in information science.

Robinson is program director for Library and Information Science at City University London and a well-known writer and presenter on the subject. She is also the author of “Understanding Healthcare Information.”